- convertible 24,436
- Lithia Springs, GA
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- ebay.com
No car guy's bucket list is complete without a shelby cobra. It's the most recognizable sports car ever built, and faithful copies can be found at every price point from diy kits to high-end builds like this awesome cobalt blue roadster, which packs a thundering 428 cubic inch v8. This fantastic-looking snake comes from mid state (now shell valley), and it's been professionally finished to give it a classic cobra look. The fiberglass bodywork is reinforced with kevlar in the important areas like the fenders and doors, and has the iconic bits and pieces that make the cobra a perennial favorite. Someone who cared about getting it right laid down the ppg cobalt blue paint and the white stripes, which do a fairly faithful job of replicating the original look. A lone chrome roll hoop is classic, as is the quick release fuel cap, plus chrome bumperettes front and rear that look race-ready, and that trick talbot-style mirror. And taller drivers don't have to worry, because the foot boxes were dropped a bit to increase legroom and it really works, because this is one of the more comfortable cobras we've driven. We like the raw toggle switches, the cowl-mounted mirror, and the forward-canted shifter, which manages a 5-speed manual gearbox. It's also got a good-sized trunk that's fully carpeted, so this car doesn't look or feel like a home-built special. Cobras were all about big block power, and nothing delivers a big hit of torque like the 428 cubic inch cobra jet v8 installed up front. Yanked from a mustang mach 1, it's plenty potent and was rebuilt with upgrades like edelbrock aluminum heads, a lunati camshaft, roller rockers, and a pair of holley 600 cfm carburetors up top. It's tuned right and runs great, and thanks to finned valve covers, twin air cleaners, and even a ford-style expansion tank, it looks just like 1966 all over again. The chassis is another strong point, with tubular control arms, rack-and-pinion steering, and coil-overs up front, and a built 9-inch rear on a 4-link and coil-overs lives out back. 3. 50 gears on a track-lok limited slip are plenty for the torquey big block and it just loafs along at highway speeds thanks to the tall overdrive in the five-speed manual transmission. Gorgeous 15-inch halibrands fill the wheel wells thanks to 235/60/15 front and 295/50/15 rear white-letter radials. Bucket Seats
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